7 Professional Photographer Services Offered

As a professional photographer,you may have to do
more than just take pictures. Below are 7 different services that you
might offer as a salable item or service to your client base.

1 - Sessions

If you are a photographer that spends most of the time in a portrait
studio, you can charge for your session. This is pretty much a charge
for your time. This includes all the time you spend to setup the studio
and prepare it for your client. It includes the time you spend getting
your subject ready for a photo shoot. It includes the time you spend
taking the pictures.

2 - Editing

Some clients and photos require editing. Even if you did not take
the photographs in the first place, you can charge for editing. In
fact, editing of photos is very big business. In order to be a great
photo editor, you must invest in a good software program that will
allow you to edit your photographs digitally. You can charge per photo,
or for the types of edits you will routinely perform.

3 - Coloring

Re-coloring, adding color or removing colors are services you can
charge for. You must have a photo editing software on your computer in
order to digitally edit

4 - Printing

If you have a printer or the capability to print photographs, you
can charge for this service separately. You may also create a book or
album of the photos selected by the client.

5 - Matting and Framing

Have expertise in framing and matting? Charge extra! That's right,
besides charging for the actual frame and matte, you can throw in an
additional charge for making sure the photograph gets framed and matted
appropriately.

6 - Advertising Skills

If you spend a lot of time in main stream advertising and if you are
great at getting wonderful photographs of products, you will start to
develop an expertise regarding product advertising and the emotion
invoked through photographic symbols of the products and services.

Consider offering your expertise and advise as a service to your
consumer base. They will gladly pay for your expertise. They would
rather spend the money up front to have a salable unit or product
rather than develop many ads and waste time, never reaching the
intended audience.

7 - Concierge Service

Will you shoot on location? If you will, add in a concierge service
and charge for it. This is an extra add-on that some people would be
more than happy to pay for, just to know that they have the right
person there for the job at their very special occasion.